Guatemala's 1954 coinage came immediately after the CIA-backed coup that ousted President Jacobo Árbenz in June of that year — Operation PBSUCCESS. The new military junta under Castillo Armas moved quickly to stabilize everyday commerce, and minor denominations like this one were among the first issues struck under the post-coup monetary administration.
Guatemala's 1954 coinage came immediately after the CIA-backed coup that ousted President Jacobo Árbenz in June of that year — Operation PBSUCCESS. The new military junta under Castillo Armas moved quickly to stabilize everyday commerce, and minor denominations like this one were among the first issues struck under the post-coup monetary administration.